NOTE: Our HOLIDAY HOURS: We will BE CLOSED on December 24. We will REOPEN on January 2. Have a safe holiday season!

On WEDNESDAYS take a break and get a chair massage from Ellen, a licensed massage therapist. Just $10 and 13 minutes gets you some relief from the stress of living in this crazy world.

BPM IS HAVING A DRAWING! Come on by and put your name in for 2 baskets we have assembled with $50 worth of goods in each. One has foods: 2 kinds of granola, (Wild Mountain and our newest vendor Jake’s Natural Fine Foods) Light Agave syrup, salsa from Hill Country Canning, Jelly from Ray-Ann Ventures, Honey from Spotted Goat Farm, and the wonderful Champagne Pecans and Pecan Pralines from Yegua Creek Pecans.

The other basket is for skin and body: From Miracle Gardens the fine Moringa Soaps, Skin oil, and lip balm; from Scented Pleasures: Goatsmilk soaps, balms for cuticle, feet, and hands and the silkly Lavender Body Powder. Perrie Growers rounds out the basket with a purse sized sample of their natural insect repellent. We will draw names on December 20.  You need not be present to win. Limit one entry per person per basket.

Come CHRISTMAS SHOPPING with us! We have unique locally made Green Art and Crafts made from recycled materials. Like to get away from the crowds and big box stores? From Cardinal Ridge Creations recycled mosaic glass and cabinet doors, to the metal sculptures on the wall, recycled wood saddle stands, Molnar hand knives (each one unique), gourds, hand woven rag rugs from sheets bought at consignment stores, and who knows what will walk through the door this week. We have some really creative souls in the area!

Do it yourself baskets are a wonderful gift. We have a terrific selection of items for these baskets. Whether your theme is soaps, salves, oils, bath salts, or food: honey, agave syrup, chocolates, scones, brownies, pecans (several kinds)…we have an affordable selection. Make your own basket and feel good about supporting local producers, it’s a win-win deal!

FISH and CHICKEN are back! Captain Steve brought some flounder fillets and whole fish. Dewberry Hills Farm chicken returns! Whole broilers and leg/thigh packs. Pastured poultry and wild caught fish-we got ‘em!

We now have PIE. A new producer, Me, Myself and Pie, has started in our market with pecan cranberry and apple pie slices. You can also order a whole pie. These delicious pies are handmade with fresh ingredients, so they change throughout the year. If you don’t like pie, you’ve never tasted one like this, and if you do like pie, you are in for a real treat!

It’s LETTUCE and GREENS season! In conventional agriculture, lettuce is one of the most poisoned crops, because so many bugs like it. Our local farmers offer fresh, tender greens and lettuce unsprayed by preservatives and pesticides. We have several kinds of leaf lettuce, collards, mustard, and turnip greens and kale. This is where local farmers markets can really shine!

We still have TOMATOES. Sunset Hill farm managed to get some ripened before the freeze. These local, sustainable farmers are amazing!

We have started to carry conventional onions, potatoes-red and baking-as well as Texas grapefruit and oranges to help fill some gaps until we can find these as organic or sustainable. You can get light and dark AGAVE syrup. We now carry Pure Rain water in liter bottles. The purest of water, you drink less because you need less.

Cardinal Ridge just brought some stained glass candle holders that are beautiful. Miracle Gardens has some beautiful window hangings of pure glass in the most striking colors. We have handmade jewelry priced so you can actually afford it. We also have some beautiful plants in fine pots, (including some bonsai trees) no transplanting needed.

Cardinal Ridge Creations brings some unique mosaic wall hangings, mirrors and eggs, as well as garden art, stepping stones, and seashell mirrors. An affordable line of Barbie clothes, small mobiles and mosaic pots have been added. There are adorable hand cast bird feeders, and stained glass plates. There is no telling what creative creation is next. We’ll let you know. Check Craig’s List for pictures of more Cardinal Ridge Creations.
 
Greetings from Earth has metal sculpture-the giant butterfly (Iron Butterfly) and railroad spike/horseshoe centipede are particularly eye-catching. Some Texas stars and framed digital graphics round out the collection.

We have saddle stands at very reasonable prices. They are made of recycled wood and sit on the floor. Kovart from Smithville has brought some beautiful decorated gourds. We have some nice jewelry from the Machala Collection and some high quality incense from the well-known Devonshire Incense. Mary Ann Green has hand made cards for all occasions: Birthday, Sympathy, Friendship, Texas. We have pressed flower cards from Edens’s Gardener. Expanding our line of jewelry is Phina Crafts, with a line of oriental style jewelry at a nice range of prices.

We have some beautiful hand knitted shawls that double as lap blankets. Or lap blankets that double as shawls. Warm and lightweight, turn down the thermostat and still be warm! Made of high quality yarn, washable in a wonderful variety of colors.

Miracle Garden specializes in products from the Moringa tree. Soaps, silky skin oils, tea…Google the Moringa tree and you’ll be amazed. Also, for CHRISTMAS are beautiful glass ornament chunks and some fine, unique plants in beautiful bonzai pots. Not just plants, but art! Gift bags of soaps, oils and lip balms with beautiful ribbons: ready to give.

Now we not only have incense, but unique incense burners from recycled bottles. Each bottle comes with a small packet of incense and a bobby pin. Holes drilled in the bottle allow the incense to burn. Come and check it out!

Scented Pleasures continues to supply a fine selection of soaps, salves, bath salts and candles. You can get lost for a long time just trying to decide which one smells the best! Made with ingredients you actually recognize! The entire line comes in a wide variety of scents from essential oils. Rub the Analgesic Balm on a sore or hoarse throat for quick relief. Put a dab on fever blisters, more quick relief. Keep the bugs away with Scented Pleasures herbal insect repellent.

Jake’s Natural Fine Foods joins us with their 5 kinds of Granola. Sold at Wheatsville and Whole Foods, but you don’t need to go to Austin anymore to buy this granola! Delicious!

Our fantastic pastured BEEF is from Bastrop Cattle Company. Beef that lived in a pasture without hormones or antibiotics and never went to a feedlot. Raised by farmers paid a decent price for their goods-this is one of the most important things BCC does. Most farmers are at the mercy of middle men that pay low prices per pound for the feedlot. BCC gaurantees it’s farmers a set price that encourages them to want to keep raising grass fed beef. Imagine! Also,  Bastrop Cattle Co. inspects it’s farmers to make sure that what they promise is what you get. It’s the hands-on style of this small business that makes the products so superior to mass produced meats. Ground, Stew Ground, Chuck, steaks, even some real dog beef bones. Grass fed beef is healthier, grown the way Mother Nature set things up to be: better for the cattle, better for us.

We are pleased to have Premium Lamb with us. This lamb is not “muttony” and comes from free range, grass fed lambs. We have had great feedback from customers on this lamb. Available in several cuts and ground, if you haven’t had lamb in awhile, it’s because you haven’t had any like this. Check out the website at premiumlamb.com  

Wild Mountain Products has stocked her excellent PECAN GRANOLA. Made with organic ingredients, including local pecans grown by Indian Hills Farm, Karen has sold this successfully at the Austin markets and we are pleased she will be selling with us. Try it once, you’ll be back…

Get a head start on your FALL DECORATING with corn stalks, an ultimate Green Art, provided by Sunset Hill Farm. Get a few of their winter squash to round out your display, then have a real fall meal when your display is done.  Sunset Hill stocked salmonella-free peppers, all kinds, bell to hot, and pasture eggs from chickens that get to be chickens and range, hunt and peck. They have Tromboncino winter squash, Japanese pumpkin, and TOMATOES, all grown sustainably.

Yegua Creek Farms joins us with their shelled PECANS. Come and pick up the recipe for vegetarian pecan “sausage” patties. Easy and quick, and we have the pecans, too! Introducing  pecan meal-finely ground pecans-which can be used as an additive in cooking or to replace flour in a recipe.They also brought bundles of pecan logs, hardwood mulch and pecan BBQ chunks. The commercial kitchen is finished and we now have pumpkin bread as well Champagne pecans, Spicy pecans and pecan brittle and pecan pralines.

Perrie Growers of Bastrop have a wide a selection of PLANTS and TREES-Lantana, Elderberry, Pine, Redbud, Mimosa, groundcovers and native grasses. Need several trees? No problem, just arrange in advance. An interesting collection and you never know what they will bring in next. Trumpet vine, Pride of Barbadoes, hanging plants. Healthy and well rooted. They also have some tomato plants, as well as cut herbs, just enough for dinner. And while you are eating the dinner, keep those mosquitoes away with their herbal bug repellent.

Mushrooms are back! Those delicious  PORTABELLAS and BABY BELLAS, mushrooms from Kitchen Pride of Gonzales are here! You’ve never had fresher, and they are local! It’s great eating local!

A new feature for the market is a large board for advertising lost/found and for sale items. No charge, so go ahead and advertise those sellable items and lost/founds. You never know who will want them…

Short’s Funny Farm sells EGGS; chicken, turkey, bantam; all colors (I love the green ones) No antibiotics or hormones, these ladies get to run around be chickens. Eggs from happy chickens are the best! You can taste it.

Jack Burns and his wife Phyllis continue to bring fresh turnip GREENS, with turnips attached, as well as collard greens. They also have a fine Bay Leaf tree, so if you want to know what cooking with fresh bay leaves-really fresh bay leaves- is like, here is your chance.

For those who can’t eat wheat flour, we have The Monkey’s Lunchbox with their divine line of SPELT flour Scones-Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Raisan, Orange, Lemon Poppyseed. And for those decadent moments: Fudge. I should stop there, but I can’t: Chocolate, Orange, Mocha, Peanutbutter, Mint; betcha come back for more. New are croutons for the best stuffing…And for CHRISTMAS PARTIES, or just to treat yourself, there are a variety of  delicious cookies by the dozen or half dozen. Order forms are available for larger amounts. These folks know how to bake!

Jail Mail Art was conceived by Donna Cantrell who came up with the idea of taking art created by inmates, making cards, selling them and contributing the proceeds to organizations that support the families of inmates, such as Angel Tree, Big Brother/Big Sister, Lifeworks and The Seedling Foundation. These are some beautiful cards and your money goes to a worthy cause. Be different, amaze your friends, write a letter! She also sells some baked goods, with all donations going to Jail Mail Art.

Ringger & Company, an offshoot of Ringger Family Farm, brings us some nice girls dresses and skirts. Sewn by local crafters, these pretty dresses and skirts come in several sizes, (4-9) some have optional matching bonnets. There are also blue jean skirts and soft nightgowns. If you don’t see the size you need, just let us know. Buying these clothes supports truly local business.

Sunny Farms still has lots of different peppers. The peppers are sold by the piece, so, if you just need one jalapeno for those nachos, or one habenero, it’s easy. Another chemical free local farmer!

Richard Family Bakery & Creamery, who have a store on Main St. in downtown Bastrop, are still stocking their delicious breads. Mark Richard is a conventional baker with a driving desire to turn out the best of fresh breads and cookies for our market. Pumpernickle, Wheat, 6-grain, Buttertop, Sourdough…he’s got them covered! Never frozen, delivered fresh with no preservatives, so store them in a cool, dry place or the refridgerator.

We now have local raw honey! Spotted Goat Farm joined with several sizes to choose from. Yes, it’s Bastrop local! And it’s good! They also have some unique knives, each one different.

Flying Pony Farm, off 304 near Rosansky brings us pork, from a Berkshire/Hampshire cross. When Lisa of Flying pony farm saw I had written “This pig got to live outside, wander around and be a real pig” she emailed me a correction, so in her own words:  “…wander around” –our pigs really don’t do that, instead preferring to wallow in their bogs, romp, play, root, eat grass and native vegetation (weeds), and play chase when the mood strikes them.” So there you have it from the person who raised them. Flying Pony Farm has Italian Sausage, Garlic Sausage, Pork Chops uncured Ham, and bacon. We have had great feedback about this pork. Come and try it!

Kline Ranch joins us with Duck and Chicken Eggs. All the eggs sold at BPM, Inc are free range, pastured poultry. Don’t know about Duck eggs? Check them out, Kline Ranch has provided some good information. They are not what you expect, being richer and fluffier when cooked than chicken eggs.

Another in our list of chemical free farms, Ringger Family Farm brings us eggs from chickens in rotated pastures, which is labor intensive and one of the best examples of sustainable farming. Taste the difference!

Ross Creek Organic Farm has worm castings. The amazing way worm castings can help you grow potted plants and garden plants must be seen to be believed. They also stock  screened compost and Rose/Tomato food, both available in small and large sizes. They have blackstrap molasses by the bottle (a little goes a long way; fire ants hate it) and Diatomacous Earth.

Fat Turkey Chocolates brings us handmade chocolates from Austin with Chocolate Mango Bites, Chocolate Pineapple Coconut Bites, Chocolate Covered Orange Pecans, and my personal favorite, Dark Chocolate Pools. Also some wonderful chocolate syrup. (I know one customer who doesn’t bother with ice cream, just eats a spoonful of the sauce.)

Hill Country Homestyle Canning out of Fredericksburg has salsas of every kind: Mild, Jalapeño, Habanero, Peach, Garlic, Very Hot…you get the picture. Also pickled carrots and ketchup-hot and mild. They now stock pickled beets, pickled garlic, sauerkraut, and pickled jalapenos…from hot to mild.